Wood stacked for the bonfire
Holika effigy on the pyre
Cow dung cake garland
White thread around the pyre
Prayers said before lighting
Bonfire lit after sunset
Circling the bonfire
Coconut placed in the fire
New wheat roasted in flames
Sparks rising into the sky
Story of Prahlad told
Roasted grain passed around
Ash marked on a forehead
Oil rubbed on skin first
Old clothes saved for today
Phone in a plastic bag
Gulal heaped at a stall
Furniture covered with sheets
Gulal thrown in the air
Color smeared on a cheek
Gulal on an elder's feet
Greeting a total stranger
Friends chasing each other
Water balloon from a balcony
Pichkari water gun fired
Bucket of colored water
Hose pulled into the street
Hugging with color on both
White clothes ruined
Hair turned bright pink
Colored footprints indoors
Colored handprint on a back
Slipping on wet color
Rinsing color from eyes
Someone still not colored
Bura na mano Holi hai
Gulal offered to a deity
Dhol drum beaten
Holi song on a loudspeaker
Dancing in the street
Group singing a folk song
Torn gulal packets underfoot
Gujiya on a plate
Thandai served in glasses
Dahi bhalla in a bowl
Plate of sweets exchanged
Malpua fresh from the pan
Scrubbing color off skin
Street stained pink
Clean clothes in the evening